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Comment by djvortix

During the Molten Core & Blackwing Lair days on PvP servers, this was one of the best locations in Azeroth for world PvP, full 40 man raids verses each other was a sight to be seen. On any given raid night you could see hundreds of skeletons leading to the instance portals. I sure hope Blizzard adds something like that in Wrath of the Lich King.

Comment by Cross88

This place really makes playing this game worth it. The amazing scale of this vast underground city, from its detailed architecture to its labyrinthine corridors, makes it easy to get lost trying to explore it all.

Comment by magitek1

I remember running out BWL before we started to help other ppl in when ran into horde. I remember one such occasion we spent an hour outside killing the horde in massive all out PVP war. I miss those times. I also miss seeing the face when a 40 man raid went out to kill a boomkin

Comment by MidnightOverlord

Honestly, you need skills to get lost in BRM.

Comment by Style75

Don't you wish Blizz would make a new instance hub this majestic? I still get chills when I walk in through the thorium point entrance, round the corner, and then see that awesome view of the molten span. IMO blackrock mountain with all its instances is the best conceptualized zone in the game so far, including WOTLK. They sure don't make 'em like this any more!

Comment by Chadude107

I really wish they would add another instance to this, its truely a beautiful and magnificent place.

Comment by Mark27

where is that its beside? plz tell me.

Comment by MoarHeroisms

It seems you can now mount up inside the mountain, making traveling to and through BRM more convenient.

Comment by Muzzle248

This place has 4 instances and in cata 6

Comment by saud

Actually ur correct Redfive, The LFG system in cata does take u to the dungeon immedietly -BUT- u must Travel to the entrance Of that dungeon before u can use the LFG system on it.

Comment by Kharzack

All together there is 101 bosses out of all of the raids and instances combined.

Comment by louied777

Every time I level an alt, I get excited for this set of zones (Burning Steppes/Searing Gorge), and then I remember they ruined them with Cata. It's still fun, but not the same.I remember the awe of first arriving in the Burning Steppes on a WAY too low level character...and being promptly destroyed by imps.I remember first finishing Blackrock depths. It took 3 hours (way back at the beginning of Wrath). I actually felt accomplished, whereas now people chew up and spit out dungeons in 20 minutes.I remember my imagination exploding with possibilities and history as I first discovered the massive underground dwarf cities that tunneled beneath the zones.

That awe still exists, but it is diminished as the game has become less "be a sponge and soak up these environments we worked so hard to make for you," and more "level up really fast so you can do endgame content."

Blackrock Mountain

Blackrock Mountain

Blackrock Mountain is a zone between the Burning Steppes and the Searing Gorge, linking the two regions. It is hotly contested; between the forces of Ragnaros and his Dark Iron servants and the black dragon Nefarian with his draconid minions and orcish followers. Both Ragnaros and Nefarian now wage a brutal war for supremacy and control of the mountain.

Nefarian, however, has taken over the vast Blackrock Spire, having forced out the Dark Iron Dwarves. Nefarian now rules his domain from the highest point of Blackrock Mountain and can be found in the 40-man raid zone Blackwing Lair, accompanied by his army of dragon and draconid lieutenants. From this point, he commands the Blackrock tribe of orcs and their leader, Warchief Rend Blackhand, and small armies of trolls and ogres located throughout Blackrock Spire under control of the dragonkin Overlord Wyrmthalak and General Drakkisath.

In Cataclysm, the Blackrock Mountain becomes home of two additional instances: the 5-man dungeon Blackrock Caverns and the raid Blackwing Descent. The Caverns seem to serve as a transport route from the mountains to the Twilight Highlands, where the Twilight Hammer's base of operations can be found. Blackwing Descent is an extension of the Blackwing Lair. According to the lore, after Nefarian's death at the hands of heroes, Deathwing collected the heads of his children (Onyxia was dead, too) from the cities they were held in as trophies, and resurrected the two dragons. Nefarian now rules from the center of Blackwing Descent.